Community Rope Events!
Community Rope Events are casual, newbie-friendly meetups where people can learn and share rope knowledge.
For about $10, you can watch amazing rope, find people who will show you ropey basics for no additional cost, and probably meet other beginners who are also searching for someone to learn/experiment with. It’s usually a diverse mix of people, body types, ages and skill levels.
There is probably one near you, soon.
Seriously, it’s not just NY and LA. There are Community Rope Events in Birmingham AL, Middletown CT, Louisville KY, and Eugene OR.
They’re generally listed on fetlife.com. Search “Nearest City Rope,” and click on the “events” tab.
Anything called Rope Share, Rope Bite, Rope Jam, Rope Mixer, Open Rope, etc, will be a Community Rope Event format. I promise it’ll be fun.